Qin Manshu asked with a smile, "Grandma, why would you think that?"

She seemed no longer to care how the old lady scolded her. Although she was somewhat surprised that the old lady knew that she had invited Ji Shuli to the seminar, Qin Manshu remained calm even now that she knew the old lady was aware of the matter.

Grandma Qin was dissatisfied with Qin Manshu's attitude. She slammed her cane on the floor twice and asked sternly, "What kind of attitude is this?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she seemed to run out of breath and started panting, the panting becoming more and more intense.

Qin Manshu, as if she had known all along, methodically directed the medical staff beside the old lady to help her catch her breath, and then asked someone to get the medicine that the old lady usually took and water to personally feed it to her.

No matter how much Old Madam Qin scolded or beat Qin Manshu, Qin Manshu always treated the old lady with utmost respect. She would gently feed the old lady her medicine and very considerately soothe her breathing.

But after Qin Manshu finished helping the old lady with all this, the old lady finally felt better, but she immediately hit Qin Manshu with her cane, almost making Qin Manshu kneel on the ground.

Even the medical staff nearby couldn't bear to watch. Although the old lady's mood was usually unpredictable, they never expected her to be so cruel to Qin Manshu, her own granddaughter.

"Kneel down, kneel down and don't get up." The old lady seemed to think that Qin Manshu was the one who should have done it. Not only did she not reward Qin Manshu, but her first reaction after she calmed down was to hit her.

Qin Manshu was wearing a suit dress today, and kneeling like that would obviously be impolite, but Old Madam Qin seemed not to care at all. Not only did she make her granddaughter kneel, she also hit her several times with her cane, saying fiercely, "How could I have a granddaughter like you? I think you're trying to make me angry to death!"

She didn't look at Qin Manshu as if she were looking at her own granddaughter; she looked at her as if she were looking at her own possession, as if she were looking at the beast she had raised. Now that the other party was resisting, she saw it as a challenge to her authority.

The old lady continued coldly, "Since you're getting engaged to the eldest son of the Yu family, you should act like one. When did I ever let you get engaged to the eldest son of the Yu family and then be ambiguous with other men? Do you still have feelings for Ji Shuli?"

Qin Manshu didn't say anything.

The old lady swung the stick again, "Didn't you hear what I said? I'm asking you, do you still have feelings for that man named Ji Shuli? If our Qin family makes you lose face, I'll beat you to death! Do you want me to die with my eyes open? Qin Manshu, do you want your grandmother to die with her eyes open?!"

The old lady asked another question.

Qin Manshu remained silent.

The old woman then struck her with the stick.

Those around couldn't bear to watch, and Jiang Shichu couldn't stand the noise either, so he knocked on the door.

Old Mrs. Qin shouted sternly, "Who is it!"

Jiang Shichu pushed open the door and forced himself to come in. He greeted Old Madam Qin with utmost respect, "Madam, it's me."

"Jiang Shichu," Old Madam Qin said sternly, "Didn't your father tell you that you can't disturb me when I'm disciplining someone? What are you doing here? What, now that your Jiang family has separated from our Qin family, you've become arrogant and think you can still be superior to us? Don't forget that if it weren't for our Qin family, all your ancestors would have been dead long ago!"

These words were getting increasingly harsh, but at that moment, no one dared to say anything.

Jiang Shichu actually loathed Old Madam Qin. Old Madam Qin also looked down on the Jiang family. In Old Madam Qin's view, the Jiang family should continue to serve the Qin family as servants, just like before. Now that they had established their own business, it was only because they had benefited from the Qin family's good fortune that they were able to create something like Baishi Pharmaceutical.

The old lady had looked down on Jiang Shichu since he was a child. The little guy seemed to be born with a rebellious streak, not taking good care of his master and always going against some young ladies and gentlemen.

The old lady's gaze towards Jiang Shichu was extremely unfriendly, and she slammed her cane down on Jiang Shichu, only to have it suddenly pressed down by him. Jiang Shichu stared at the old lady and said, "I could have called the police if you hit Manshu. If you hit me again, it's an infringement of my rights. There are security cameras in this room, and I can record this and let everyone see what kind of devil Qin, who usually has a kind face, is, in private, abusive towards her granddaughter!"

"What did you say!"

Jiang Shichu asked expressionlessly, "Didn't you hear me clearly—"

"You scoundrel!" The old lady was furious and grabbed her cane, ready to hit him.

Just as Jiang Shichu was about to call the police, Qin Manshu stopped him, "Shichu."

"Qin Manshu, you..."

"You should find someone else to organize this seminar first. It was indeed my fault. I voluntarily allowed Grandma to punish me. There was no domestic violence as you described, and Grandma didn't hit you. Okay, we can talk about it later. You can go out now."

"Qin Manshu!"

Qin Manshu, still kneeling on the ground, didn't even turn her head away, but continued stiffly, "Didn't you hear me tell you to get out?"

Jiang Shichu had no choice but to leave.

The old lady was so angry that she said she would tell the old man of the Jiang family about her unfilial son, but she held her phone for a long time without making a call.

The old lady had long forgotten who Jiang Shichu's father was; her memory was getting worse and worse.

She slammed her phone down, then vented her frustration with Jiang Shichu on Qin Manshu, "I bet Jiang Shichu is in cahoots with you to spite me. I never approved of you two hanging out together. What was our Qin family's status back then? And what was their Jiang family? How dare you get along with these people? No wonder you're so two-faced now. Did that guy teach you all this? I'm asking you, isn't that right—"

Qin Manshu dared not speak.

The old lady continued to hit and scold him until she finally calmed down, and then ordered Qin Manshu to continue kneeling and not to get up.

It wasn't until the seminar was almost over that the old lady deliberately made things difficult for Qin Manshu by asking her to chair the closing session. Qin Manshu didn't utter a sound, forcing herself to endure the weakness in her legs, performing all the proper etiquette, straightening her clothes, and putting on a polite smile again, as if nothing had happened.

She only reappeared at the very end this time.

Grandma Qin stayed in the room watching the video, and only calmed down a little when she saw that Qin Manshu had done a decent job.

This behavior, which almost treated his granddaughter as less than human, even alarmed the medical staff.

The two of them asked the old lady for a moment and went to the restroom. One wiped his sweat, and the other washed his face with water.

"The old lady is so horrible to her granddaughter. I thought she was already bad enough before, but I didn't expect her to be even worse today. There must be blood under her clothes. At least it's a black dress so it's not too noticeable. If it were a white dress, I would have suspected that the blood was seeping out..."

"And that Miss Qin, she's so filial to her grandmother, she's so obedient and respectful to that extent. If I had a grandmother like that, I would have left long ago... She's too patient."